Mr. Speaker, I listened as carefully as I could to the member's speech and I have a question with respect to what she expects from the federal budget.
She closed her speech by saying that the only option was for the province to separate, which has been the Bloc's theme. I guess I would congratulate the Bloc members because in the nine years I have known them at least they have never dropped their theme. They have been consistent, although I profoundly disagree with what they are saying.
Given that she is asking the federal government, in its budget, to fund different programs, and she went through a number of them, including child poverty and others, does she really believe that if the province were to separate and the money would then be cut off, that her province would do as well or would it do worse? I think it is time to be realistic.